A new year is upon us, meaning 2022 is complete and we can vote on the Artist’s Edition format books published in the past twelve months. The voting is done through internal polling, which limits votes by IP address and cookie. Voting is open from January 1 to January 31, with the winners posted on February 1.
These annual awards are named for Scott Dunbier, who at IDW launched the Artist’s Edition format in 2010. They are meant to spotlight the AE format and the works published in the previous year. Previous winners: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
The survey is all text-based; here is a cover gallery of all 2022 Artist’s Edition format books, six in total. To qualify, an AE format book must have been published and shipped in the calendar year to North America. Click the name to go to the full review.
| P. Craig Russell’s Symbolist Fantasies and Other Things Fine Art Edition | Wayne Alan Harold | 2022/01/27 |
| John Buscema’s Marvel Heroes Artist’s Edition | IDW | 2022/02/08 |
| Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer Artist’s Edition (40th Anniversary) | IDW | 2022/04/27 |
| Judge Dredd By Brian Bolland Apex Edition | 2000AD | 2022/07/27 |
| John Paul Leon’s The Winter Men Artist’s Edition | Zoop | 2022/09/01 |
| Todd McFarlane’s Spider-Man Artist’s Edition | IDW | 2022/09/27 |
Purchases. Please check every AE format book you purchased in 2022.
2022 Dunbier Awards: Purchases
- Dave Stevens' The Rocketeer Artist's Edition (40th Anniversary) (21%, 83 Votes)
- John Buscema's Marvel Heroes Artist's Edition (20%, 79 Votes)
- John Paul Leon's The Winter Men Artist's Edition (12%, 46 Votes)
- Judge Dredd By Brian Bolland Apex Edition (17%, 68 Votes)
- P. Craig Russell's Symbolist Fantasies and Other Things Fine Art Edition (14%, 54 Votes)
- Todd McFarlane's Spider-Man Artist's Edition (16%, 65 Votes)
Total Voters: 234
Loading ...Best overall. What AE format book in 2022 was the overall best work, in its design, presentation of material, and quality.
2022 Dunbier Awards: Best Overall
- Dave Stevens' The Rocketeer Artist's Edition (40th Anniversary) (28%, 59 Votes)
- John Buscema's Marvel Heroes Artist's Edition (17%, 36 Votes)
- John Paul Leon's The Winter Men Artist's Edition (10%, 22 Votes)
- Judge Dredd By Brian Bolland Apex Edition (17%, 36 Votes)
- P. Craig Russell's Symbolist Fantasies and Other Things Fine Art Edition (21%, 44 Votes)
- Todd McFarlane's Spider-Man Artist's Edition (8%, 17 Votes)
Total Voters: 214
Loading ...Best publisher. What publisher or imprint in 2022 best represented the AE format with their commitment to quality, maintaining their publishing schedule, and promoting their material in the AE format.
2022 Dunbier Awards: Best Publisher
- 2000AD/Rebellion (9%, 17 Votes)
- IDW (67%, 127 Votes)
- Wayne Alan Harold Productions (21%, 40 Votes)
- Zoop (3%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 190
Loading ...Best design. What AE format book of 2022 had the best overall design, including its use of colour, images and text.
2022 Dunbier Awards: Best Design
- Dave Stevens' The Rocketeer Artist's Edition (40th Anniversary) (26%, 52 Votes)
- John Buscema's Marvel Heroes Artist's Edition (14%, 28 Votes)
- John Paul Leon's The Winter Men Artist's Edition (11%, 22 Votes)
- Judge Dredd By Brian Bolland Apex Edition (17%, 33 Votes)
- P. Craig Russell's Symbolist Fantasies and Other Things Fine Art Edition (23%, 46 Votes)
- Todd McFarlane's Spider-Man Artist's Edition (8%, 16 Votes)
Total Voters: 197
Loading ...Best reproduction. What AE format book of 2022 has the best presentation of the original art in terms of clarity, scan quality, paper choice, and presenting the art in its original art format.
2022 Dunbier Awards: Best Reproduction
- Dave Stevens' The Rocketeer Artist's Edition (40th Anniversary) (25%, 48 Votes)
- John Buscema's Marvel Heroes Artist's Edition (15%, 30 Votes)
- John Paul Leon's The Winter Men Artist's Edition (12%, 24 Votes)
- Judge Dredd By Brian Bolland Apex Edition (16%, 32 Votes)
- P. Craig Russell's Symbolist Fantasies and Other Things Fine Art Edition (23%, 44 Votes)
- Todd McFarlane's Spider-Man Artist's Edition (9%, 17 Votes)
Total Voters: 195
Loading ...Favourite material. What AE format book of 2022 was your favourite material: story, character, and artist.
2022 Dunbier Awards: Favourite Material
- Dave Stevens' The Rocketeer Artist's Edition (40th Anniversary) (25%, 52 Votes)
- John Buscema's Marvel Heroes Artist's Edition (20%, 42 Votes)
- John Paul Leon's The Winter Men Artist's Edition (9%, 19 Votes)
- Judge Dredd By Brian Bolland Apex Edition (15%, 31 Votes)
- P. Craig Russell's Symbolist Fantasies and Other Things Fine Art Edition (19%, 41 Votes)
- Todd McFarlane's Spider-Man Artist's Edition (13%, 27 Votes)
Total Voters: 212
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